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. >>> president obama says more tax revenue will be needed to help reduce the deficit. he'll push to get rid of loopholes such as the carried interest tax break enjoyed by private equity firms and hedge funds. >> i don't think the issue right now is raising rates. the question is, if we're going to be serious about reducing our deficit, can we combine some smart spending cuts, because there's still waste in government, can we reform our health care programs in particular because we spend a lot more on health care than every other country does and we don't get better outcome. so there's a lot of waste in the system and there are things that we can do to reduce health care costs. >> asked about the contraction in fourth quarter gdp in the u.s., president obama blames the dysfunction in washington surrounding the fiscal cliff. a sharp drop in spending did over-shadow strong housing data. it followed unexpectedly strong defense spending in the fourth quarter. maybe some positive news there. tina, from citi, she's been taking a look at what the president has to do, i guess,
. >>> president obama says more tax revenue will be needed to help reduce the deficit. he'll push to get rid of loopholes such as the carried interest tax break enjoyed by private equity firms and hedge funds. >> i don't think the issue right now is raising rates. the question is, if we're going to be serious about reducing our deficit, can we combine some smart spending cuts, because there's still waste in government, can we reform our health care programs in particular because...
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you saw president obama calling for swift reaction. india saying reports of the nuclear test are a matter of deep concern according to a foreign ministry statement. >>> moving down to conco which has expressed solidarity with its ceo who has just been arrested for alleged bribes. shares have just resumed trade in malan. now, ross, they're down something less than 9%. we did see closer to a 15% decline earlier. over to you. >> thanks for that, kelly. here we are just over an hour into the trading day in europe. pretty even stevens, actually. we're keeping our focus in the uk on barclay's. as we are on the xetra dax and the ibex and the cac 40. so no clear direction, as you can see. now, the nikkei was trading again today. let's show you where we've finished with the nikkei. up 2%. this morning, the yen was weakening again. we've seen it down against the dollar. we were bound at those may 2010 lows yesterday. shanghai composite up 0.5%. the hang seng up slightly, as well. we were flat in australia and the kospi down slightly flat. the au
you saw president obama calling for swift reaction. india saying reports of the nuclear test are a matter of deep concern according to a foreign ministry statement. >>> moving down to conco which has expressed solidarity with its ceo who has just been arrested for alleged bribes. shares have just resumed trade in malan. now, ross, they're down something less than 9%. we did see closer to a 15% decline earlier. over to you. >> thanks for that, kelly. here we are just over an hour...
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now, president obama and republicans are digging in their heels just one day before the sequester kicks in. the president will host congressional leaders at the white house tomorrow, but expectations are pretty low the meeting will result in a deal to avoid the $85 billion in spending cuts. those would be phased in gradually. gun reducing costs are telling employees how furloughs would work. most federal workers require 30 days before they can be furloughed. for more joining us now is robert. welcome. just on this point about the u.s., we've seen markets not just holding up, but, in fact, doing quite well ahead of the sequester. why is that? >> well, i think there's an underlying -- there's real underlying evidence of the strength in the u.s. economy, which is partly allowing markets to look through what are clearly concerns about tightening in this economy. >> it's one thing that the u.s. is leading the recovery, perhaps leading this leg of the expansion. is it important in that sense? >> of course, the u.s. economy is not much bigger than japan, so it's always going to be more importa
now, president obama and republicans are digging in their heels just one day before the sequester kicks in. the president will host congressional leaders at the white house tomorrow, but expectations are pretty low the meeting will result in a deal to avoid the $85 billion in spending cuts. those would be phased in gradually. gun reducing costs are telling employees how furloughs would work. most federal workers require 30 days before they can be furloughed. for more joining us now is robert....
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he's hoping president obama likes his abe-nomices, so to speak. a summit with the two leaders will be held on friday where prime minister abe is expected to deliver a policy speech entitled, "japan is back." tomo is joining me now. thanks so much for your time. is japan back? >> that's a good question. i think japan is certainly back and with the depreciation of the yen and higher stock prices, the market reacts at least that way and we think that this will impact on our financial market is going to filter through to the real economy anytime soon. >> this is the interesting point. it's one thing for investors to bid up the nikkei, to push down the yen in anticipation of the bank of japan will be extremely aggressive. we'll deliver on its inflation target. it's another to actually deliver. have we moved on that phase now where they have to deliver and how likely is it that they can? >> well, we are going to see a new governor and the two deputy governors in april. so, well, i think regardless of who is going to be the next governor, the bank of jap
he's hoping president obama likes his abe-nomices, so to speak. a summit with the two leaders will be held on friday where prime minister abe is expected to deliver a policy speech entitled, "japan is back." tomo is joining me now. thanks so much for your time. is japan back? >> that's a good question. i think japan is certainly back and with the depreciation of the yen and higher stock prices, the market reacts at least that way and we think that this will impact on our...
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obama is not keen to see another military invention. that's an opportunity to change the hymn sheet, if you will, for the government to anoind noint another successor. the fact that the talks are happening over engagement, i don't see iran giving up its nuclear program. >> it's good to see you. tina ford, political analyst at italy. still to come, we'll look at consumers being a bit more cautious on spending. what are the high-end stores doing to keep and grow their customer base? we'll be joined by the head of the luxury marketing counsel. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange." european stocks plunged on the prospects of political gridlock in italy. italian bank stocks lead the way lower. that's after the center left coalition wins the lower house, but no one has secured an obvious majority in the senate. the current government central bank are holding crisis talks. >>> and ben bernanke is heading to capitol hill today to try to provide some soothing words about fed policy and calm the market concerns about weak global growth. >> ve
obama is not keen to see another military invention. that's an opportunity to change the hymn sheet, if you will, for the government to anoind noint another successor. the fact that the talks are happening over engagement, i don't see iran giving up its nuclear program. >> it's good to see you. tina ford, political analyst at italy. still to come, we'll look at consumers being a bit more cautious on spending. what are the high-end stores doing to keep and grow their customer base? we'll...
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they also don't feel that good about how president obama and congress are dealing with each other on the issue. more than half say budget talks make them less confident about the economy. that doesn't mean they don't favor budget cuts. 53% do back some move to lower spending. fed chairman bernanke addressed the sequester during his congressional testimony. he says fed policy can't completely offset a drag from fiscal issues. >> cbo estimates it would cost about .6% of growth in this year and the equivalent of 750,000 jobs. would be a drag on near-term economic recovery. more broadly, all of the actions would be a drag of 1.5% points. quite significant. >> right. i hope you heard that. meanwhile, bernanke says a more appropriate measure would be to introduce spending cuts gradually. he's back on capital again. this day he's testifying before the house financial services committee. that begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> private equity's biggest players have been predicting an uptick in deal activity this year. firms that put idle cash to work. we'll be going to karen in a few minutes f
they also don't feel that good about how president obama and congress are dealing with each other on the issue. more than half say budget talks make them less confident about the economy. that doesn't mean they don't favor budget cuts. 53% do back some move to lower spending. fed chairman bernanke addressed the sequester during his congressional testimony. he says fed policy can't completely offset a drag from fiscal issues. >> cbo estimates it would cost about .6% of growth in this year...
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. >>> is obama care just what the doctor ordered? we'll be talking live to mark parkinson over his concerns about the health system in the u.s. when we come back. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> some of the other stories we're following today, credit suisse stock is higher after the group reported weaker than expected profits on the back of lower revenue from its investment banking unit. carolin has been tracking the results. she joins us for more in a snowy zurich. >> in a very, very cold zurich. a lot of one offs to get through like restructuring costs and accounting charges, credit charges. but let's continue the discussion with the head of financials research at sarasin. good morning to you. thank you so much for bra
. >>> is obama care just what the doctor ordered? we'll be talking live to mark parkinson over his concerns about the health system in the u.s. when we come back. all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond...